In September 2022, the UN Security Council’s Counter-Terrorism Executive Directorate (CTED), UNESCO, and Italy hosted an expert roundtable examining antiquities trafficking and terrorism financing. Katie Paul and Amr Al-Azm, Co-Directors of the ATHAR Project, each discussed how terrorist groups exploit social media to facilitate illicit antiquities sales, emphasizing the role of technology companies and the need for stronger corporate accountability and enforcement. 

Read more about the roundtable here.